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Date: 17 November 2024

Online Discussion: Resilient girls from Africa and Asia: Why they chose to stay and study in Ukraine

War does not have a womanly face. Most foreign students left Ukraine after the war started. Majority of those who stayed are males. Among the very few women in Ukraine there are several in various universities of Ukraine. Our panel consists of four such courageous and resilient women, who love Ukraine as much as they love their future profession – to become medical doctors and help humankind. They are Anastasia Dube and Climencia Moyo from Zimbabwe, Serena Omoko from Nigeria, Somia Hazel and Ishna Verma from India. What made them stay in Ukraine and develop a deep commitment and love for the Ukrainian cause is the Ukrainian people, their beautiful country. East, West, North or South – it is the people-to-people linkages that finally matter. They will share their visions of how to share this bond of understanding and friendship between Ukraine and their respective countries.

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